Backhoe Operator
Key Skills for This Role
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Required Skills, Education, and Experience
- High school diploma or equivalent (such as the GED) from an accredited educational institution OR related experience and/or training A combination of education and experience may be considered
- A combination of education and experience may be considered
- At least year of backhoe experience or equivilent training
- Effective verbal and written communication
- Ability to fit test & utilize appropriate PPE as needed
- Ability to meet physical requirements (movement, lifting, as relevant to job)
Preferred Skills, Education, and Experience
- 3+ months related experience
- Experience operating heavy equipment Strong preference for backhoe operation experience
- Strong preference for backhoe operation experience
- Experience working in a quarry, heavy civil construction, or other outdoor industrial setting
- MSHA or other relevant safety certification
Physical Demands
Regularly required to stand and walk
Frequently required to: Use hands to finger, handle, or feel Reach with hands and arms Climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl Talk or hear
Use hands to finger, handle, or feel
Reach with hands and arms
Climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl
Talk or hear
Occasionally required to sit
Lift and/or move up to 25 pounds regularly, up to 50 pounds frequently, and up to 100 pounds occasionally
Specific vision needs include Depth perception Ability to adjust focus
Depth perception
Ability to adjust focus
Work Environment
Regularly exposed to Moving mechanical parts Outside weather conditions
Moving mechanical parts
Outside weather conditions
Frequently exposed to High, precarious places Fumes or airborne particles Vibration
High, precarious places
Fumes or airborne particles
Vibration
Occasionally exposed to risk of electrical shock
Noise level is usually loud
About H&K Group
Provides heavy civil contracting and construction materials solutions.
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